Media captionCoronavirus: Singapore minister says the country is 'vulnerable'

Several international cases of the coronavirus from the UK to South Korea can be traced back to Singapore and some countries are now advising against travel to the international hub. But while Singapore has been commended for its management of the crisis, the tiny city-state faces unique challenges.

Changi airport in Singapore is one of the most interconnected hubs in the world.

The US and China have finally - after almost two years of hostilities - signed a "phase one" deal. But it only covers the easier aspects of their difficult relationship, and only removes some of the tariffs.

The biggest hurdles are still to come, and could stand in the way of a second phase agreement - one that would in theory remove all of the tariffs, bringing some much needed relief for the global economy, which is in the interests of all of us.

Foreign companies face a new business reality in Hong Kong. There's a rising sense of uncertainty washing over the corporate world here, as firms confront a shifting political landscape after months of unrest.

Millions of Hong Kong citizens have taken part in pro-democracy protests that have drawn the ire of many in mainland China.

About Karishma

Karishma Vaswani was most recently the Indonesia editor for the BBC World Service in Jakarta and before that, the BBC's Indonesia correspondent from 2009 to 2014, covering stories including the July 2009 Jakarta bombings and the five-year anniversary of the Aceh tsunami.

Before working in Jakarta, Karishma was the first presenter of India Business Report, BBC World News' business programme dedicated to examining the issues of trade, business and economics in India. She was the first Mumbai-based business correspondent to report for BBC World News and she covered the Mumbai bombings in 2006 and 2008.